Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1167 Theft From Gaming Establishments on Indian Lands
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 53— INDIANS › § 1167
Summary
Stealing from a gaming establishment run by, for, or licensed by an Indian tribe and approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission is a crime. $1,000 or less: fine, up to 1 year jail. Over $1,000: fine, up to 10 years prison.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1167
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(a)Whoever abstracts, purloins, willfully misapplies, or takes and carries away with intent to steal, any money, funds, or other property of a value of $1,000 or less belonging to an establishment operated by or for or licensed by an Indian tribe pursuant to an ordinance or resolution approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission shall be fined under this title or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b)Whoever abstracts, purloins, willfully misapplies, or takes and carries away with intent to steal, any money, funds, or other property of a value in excess of $1,000 belonging to a gaming establishment operated by or for or licensed by an Indian tribe pursuant to an ordinance or resolution approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.
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Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(S), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $100,000”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(U), substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $250,000”.
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18 U.S.C. § 1167
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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